District of Columbia Statutes
§ 22-713 — Bribery of witness; penalty.
District of Columbia·Title 22 Criminal Offenses and Penalties.·Ch. 7 Bribery; Obstructing Justice; Corrupt Influence.·Subch. II Bribery.
(a)A person commits the offense of bribery of a witness if that person:
(1)Corruptly offers, gives, or agrees to give to another person; or
(2)Corruptly solicits, demands, accepts, or agrees to accept from another person;
(b)Nothing in subsection (a) of this section shall be construed to prohibit the payment or receipt of witness fees provided by law, or the payment by the party upon whose behalf a witness is called and receipt by a witness of a reasonable cost of travel and subsistence incurred and the reasonable value of time lost in attendance at any such proceeding, or, in case of expert witnesses, a reasonable fee for time spent in the preparation of a technical or professional opinion and appearing and testifying.
(c)Any person convicted of bribery of a witness shall be
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Related
Bush v. United States
516 A.2d 186 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1986)
Eastern Savings Bank, Fsb v. Papageorge
31 F. Supp. 3d 1 (District of Columbia, 2014)
Legislative History
Dec. 1, 1982, D.C. Law 4-164, § 303, 29 DCR 3976; June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, § 205(w), 60 DCR 2064
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